Six Asian Achievers to Receive Ramon Magsaysay Award for Year 2009

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The Board of Trustees of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation Monday announced that six individuals from Burma, China, India, the Philippines, and Thailand will receive Asia&rsquo;s premier prize, the Ramon Magsaysay Award, for the year 2009.The awardees are led by Krisana Kraisintu of Thailand, who is being recognized for &ldquo;placing pharmaceutical rigor at the service of patients, through her untiring and fearless dedication to producing much-needed generic drugs in Thailand and elsewhere in the developing world.&rdquo; Deep Joshi, from India, meanwhile is being recognized for &ldquo;his vision and leadership in bringingprofessionalism to the NGO movement in India, by effectively combining &lsquo;head&rsquo; and &lsquo;heart&rsquo; in the transformative development of rural communities. …

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